Started working out for the trek. Got on the Wii for now and did a full complement of Yoga. Oooo… the stretch is hard to do but it feels too good so I added some ‘jackknifes’ and ‘pushups’ to help me feel the pain. I’ll be putting my pack on tomorrow and trudge around all day with it (after work). Sunday I’ll stretch with the yoga again go to Timmy’s (for sure) and ‘The Point’ for a little nature walkabout with my sweetie Pam; then home to rest. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday it’s off to the workout room I call the gazebo. Here is where it all happens. I have my workout bench; pull down; pull ups (not the kind that you are thinking about :D) and yoga mat. I beat myself silly for about one and a half hours. Our trek in May has all the looks of a lot of hard ups and downs. There’s more lines on the topo than I have on my forehead. (Each line represents an elevation). We’ll be roughing up the escarpment with every ounce of energy and strength that we can muster up, and if we aren’t in the best shape ever we’re doomed. I just made some new backpacking friends on Facebook from Indonesia. Man it looks hot there but the scenery is breathtaking. There is some pics of these guys looking down at the clouds. Maybe someday……!
Jim Bondy
Author of Friday on the Trail
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